8 Tamil civilians arrested in Thanthirimalai

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 10:57 GMT]Anuradhapura Police Monday arrested eight Tamil civilians in
Thanthirimalai area in Anuradhapura district on suspicion. Police
said a police party rushed to the site and took them into custody on
information from the Sinhala villagers that some strangers
were seen in the area.

Police said they suspected that they had escaped from IDP camps in
Vavuniyaa and strayed into the Wilpattu sanctuary first and then
reached Thanthirimalai.

The arrestees are detained in Anuradhapura police station.

However, the suspected Tamil civilians had told the police that they had come to Thanthirimalai following clashes between two groups in their village.